AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS CORNEILA KNIGHT, Lady Companion To The Princess Charlotte Of Wales With Extracts From Her Journals And Anecdote Books In Two Volumes

W.H. Allen: London, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #22-2195

Frontis, 8.5 x 5.5", half leather, raised bands, black spine labels, gilt lettering, marbled boards and endpapers, all edges marbled, 341, 350. Boards have light wear and scratches, leather has minor scuffing/scraping, spines darkened, light wear to corners and spine tips, inner hinges cracking, scattered foxing else very good condition. Some of the contents: character of society in England, the Battle of Waterloo, arrival of Admiral Nelson, Roman society/morals, domestic amusements of the Princess Charlotte (daughter of George III), progress of the King's malady, the Regency Act, Conduct of the Regent. Very SCARCE.

Price: $150.00

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